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Period Four Lesson 2 & Lesson 3—Language Points
组一 自主研读
(教材P14)He has a reputation for constantly encountering awkward situations, which greatly amuses audiences of all nationalities and cultures.
他的著名之处在于总是遇到尴尬的情景,这使不同国家、不同文化背景的观众都觉得非常好笑。
encounter vt.遭遇,遇到(尤指令人不快或困难的事);偶然碰到 n.相遇,邂逅,遭遇
encounter sb 偶遇某人
have an encounter with sb 与某人相遇
[联想] (1)表示“偶然碰到”的短语还有:come across, run across, run into。(2)表示“遇到(困难)”的短语还有:run into, meet with。
(1)She encountered an old friend on her way home.她在回家的路上偶然碰到了一位老朋友。
(2)I had a close encounter with a poisonous(有毒的) snake in the woods yesterday.
昨天我在树林里近距离地遇到了一条毒蛇。
(3)Why do some students give up when they encounter difficulties , whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn?
为什么有些学生在遇到困难时就放弃,而另一些并没有更多技能的学生却继续奋斗和学习?
amuse vt.使开心;逗笑
①amuse oneself (by doing sth) (通过做某事)自娱自乐
②amused adj.逗乐的;觉得好笑的
be amused at/by… 以……为乐;觉得……有趣
③amusing adj.有趣的;好笑的
④amusement n.娱乐;消遣活动
to one's amusement 令某人感到好笑的是……
(4)The children amused themselves by playing all kinds of games.孩子们玩各种游戏自娱自乐。
(5)The audience were amused at/by his humorous performance, which made him very content.
观众被他幽默的表演逗乐了,这使他很满足。
(6)(2022·6月天津)When you smell something good or hear amusing (amuse) sounds, certain emotions are awakened. 当你闻到好闻的东西或听到有趣的声音时,某些情绪会被唤醒。
(7) To his amusement, his pet dog is wearing a red coat.使他感到好笑的是,他的宠物狗穿着一件红色的外套。
[语境串记]
Yesterday we went to the park for amusement.The park provided a lot of amusing performances, which amused the tourists a lot.Especially, the clowns made the children really amused.昨天我们去公园游玩。公园里有许多有趣的表演,使游客们很开心。尤其是那些小丑把孩子们逗乐了。
(教材P14)When he looks at the menu, an astonished look quickly appears on his face.
看菜单时,憨豆先生脸上立刻露出震惊的表情。
astonished adj.吃惊的,惊讶的
①be astonished at/by…对……感到惊讶
be astonished to do… 对做……感到惊讶
sb be astonished that… 某人对……感到吃惊
②astonish vt.使惊诧;使吃惊
③astonishment n.惊异;惊讶
to one's astonishment 令某人惊讶的是……
④astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的
(1)(2024·新课标Ⅱ)Given the astonishing potential of AI to transform our lives, we all need to take action to deal with our AI-powered future.
鉴于人工智能改变我们生活的惊人潜力,我们都需要采取行动来应对人工智能驱动的未来。
(2)(2021·新课标Ⅰ)But that's how nature is—always leaving us astonished (astonish).
但大自然就是这样——总是让我们惊讶。
(3)To our astonishment (astonish), she was not willing to star in the comedy.
令我们吃惊的是,她不愿意出演这出喜剧。
[语境串记]
To my astonishment, they weren't astonished at the astonishing news, so I looked at them in astonishment.令我吃惊的是,他们对这个惊人的消息并不感到吃惊,所以我吃惊地看着他们。
组二 师生共研
(教材P109)After a while, somebody whispered in my ear:“His name is Cliff, not Richard.”
whisper vt.& vi.悄声说,低语,耳语 n.耳语;低语
whisper sth in one's ear在某人耳旁小声说某事
whisper sth to sb 把某事悄悄告诉某人
It is whispered that… 据传闻……
in a whisper/in whispers 低声地;悄声地
[佳句赏读] 感悟句意·背诵
(1)The man was whispering to his wife when his nose began to bleed.
(2)Suddenly, Jenny came over innocently and whispered something in Helen's ear.
(3)It is whispered that the mayor has been arrested.
(4)They sat at the back of the room, talking in whispers/a whisper.
[单句语法填空/单句写作]
(5)What are the middle-aged women whispering (whisper) about over there?
(6)I heard them talk in whispers (whisper) all the time at the meeting.
(7)据传闻我们的班主任老师要高升了。
It was whispered that our head teacher would get a promotion.
(教材P109)I made a joke about myself and that helped solve all the embarrassments.
embarrassment n.窘迫,尴尬
①to one's embarrassment令某人尴尬的是
②embarrass vt.使难堪,使尴尬
③embarrassed adj.尴尬的;陷入困境的
be/feel embarrassed to do sth 对做某事感到尴尬
be/feel embarrassed about/at… 对……感到难为情/不知所措
④embarrassing adj.令人尴尬的
[佳句赏读] 感悟句意·背诵
(1)When she whispered to me, my face turned red with embarrassment.
(2)Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.
(3)I was embarrassed at/about his unexpected question.
(4)After he announced the result, his speech was followed by an embarrassing silence.
[单句语法填空/句式升级]
(5)When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say (say) anything to his wife about his job.
(6)(2022·全国甲)Don't get caught making an embarrassing (embarrass) mistake at a restaurant.
(7)It embarrassed her that she fell down in the presence of the guests.
→ What embarrassed her was that she fell down in the presence of the guests.(主语从句;embarrass)
→She fell down in the presence of the guests, which made her embarrassed . (定语从句;embarrassed)
(教材P14)His humour is always made clear through a series of simple and funny acts that rely purely on body language that is universal.
rely on/upon 依赖;信赖
①rely on/upon sb to do sth 指望某人做某事
rely on/upon sb for sth 依靠/指望某人得到某物
rely on/upon sb/sb's doing sth 指望/相信某人做某事
rely on/upon it that… 相信……;指望……
②reliable adj.可信赖的;可靠的
[佳句赏读] 感悟句意·背诵
(1)You can't just rely on/upon your parents to reduce your anxiety.
(2)Tim always relies on/upon his wife for advice on clothes.
(3)You may rely on/upon it that the clown can earn her living.
(4)You can rely on/upon them finishing the work ahead of schedule.
(5)He is a reliable person and you can ask him for help.
[一句多译]
(6)你可以相信他会准时来的。
① You can rely on/upon his coming on time. (doing)
② You can rely on/upon him to come on time. (to do)
③ You can rely on/upon it that he will come on time. (用it作形式宾语)
(教材P15)As early as primary school, Rowan had already shown a talent for acting, but it was only later at university that he decided to become an actor.
talent n.天资,天赋,才能
①have a talent for 在……方面有天赋
show a/one's talent for 表现出对……的天赋
②talented adj.有天赋的;有才能的
be talented at/in 在……方面有才能
[佳句赏读] 感悟句意·背诵
(1)She has a talent for making everyone feel at ease and have a good mood.
(2)Kate is a talented singer. She showed talent for singing when she was very young.
(3)Even though he often felt he would be discovered to be a no-talent, he moved forward.
(4)It is said that his father is talented at/in basketball when he is middle-aged.
[单句语法填空/单句写作/完成句子]
(5)I don't think he is talented in/at expressing himself on paper.
(6)What shocks all of us is that he has a talent for singing.
(7)她不仅是一位摄影师,还是一位天才艺术家。
She is a talented artist as well as a photographer.
(8)Billy showed a remarkable talent for drawing when he was only six years old.
比利在他只有6岁时就展现出非凡的绘画才能。
句型:强调句
本句属于强调句型。强调句型是英语中最常使用的句型之一,It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+其他,注意:
①强调人时,可用It is/was…who/that…;强调其他成分时一律用It is/was…that…。
②此句型不可强调谓语动词,如要强调谓语动词,可在动词前加do,does或did。
③强调句型的“多变”形式:
★一般疑问式:Is/Was it+被强调部分+that/who+其他;
★特殊疑问式:特殊疑问词+is/was it+that+其他;
★not…until…的强调句式:It is/was not until…that+其他。
[佳句赏读] 感悟句意·背诵
(9)(2022·新课标Ⅰ续写)It was his brave heart and strong faith that could make something unusual happen finally.
(10)When was it that he made up his mind to take this course?
(11)It was not until she spoke that I recognized she was Mary.
(12)(2023·新课标Ⅰ)It's you who make me fall in love with writing, my social studies teacher.
[句型转换]
(13)I met Mary on my way to school last night.
→ It was Mary that/who I met on my way to school last night.(强调宾语)
→ It was on my way to school that I met Mary last night.(强调地点状语)
→ It was last night that I met Mary on my way to school.(强调时间状语)
→ It was I who/that met Mary on the way to school last night.(强调主语)
(教材P15)…when he worked with Atkinson he became convinced that Rowan would be more famous than Charlie Chaplin.
convinced adj.确信的,信服的
①be convinced of/that… 深信,确信……
②convince vt.使信服
convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事
convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事
convince sb that… 使某人确信……
③convincing adj.令人信服的
[佳句赏读] 感悟句意·背诵
(1)Optimism has a positive effect on people's physical and mental health, of which I'm very convinced.
(2)I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me.
(3)What she said convinced me of the fact that I was mistaken.
(4)His humourous speech was so convincing that everyone present believed what he said.
[单句语法填空]
(5)The acting is so convincing (convince) that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.
(6)He gave some evidence which could make us convinced of his scientific finding.
(7)I'm not completely convinced (convince) that he has known the importance of practice.
(8)Perhaps we could convince the silent boy in the corner to join (join) you as well.
[语境串记]
In order to convince us of his honesty, he gave us several convincing cases which could make us convinced of it.
为了使我们相信他的诚实,他给我们列举了几个能让我们相信的有说服力的事例。
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.(2023·1月浙江听力)You need to give your body a break, and allow time for the muscles to grow.
2.At minus 130℃, a living cell (细胞) can be preserved for a thousand years.
3.A talent (才能) show will take place in our school, which deserves watching.
4.James leaned over to my ear, whispering (低语) that the company was about to go out of business.
5.Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why Van Gogh is a genius (天才).
6.What made everyone confused was that the infection did not respond to the drugs.
7.After he made fun of himself, we all laughed and that helped ease the tension (紧张).
8.The college acquired a reputation for very high academic (学术的) standards.
9.Having overcome many difficulties, he became a famous comedian (喜剧演员) soon.
10.This blood test will show whether or not you're immune (有免疫力的) to the disease.
11.(2023·全国乙)Studies have shown that they can promote people's wellbeing by improving their mood (心情), reducing stress and helping their memory.
12.She devotes herself to teaching and it earns her a good reputation (声誉).
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.The show is very amusing (amuse) and the plots are very good.
2.The saucer was damaged accidentally (accidental), and we needed to buy a new one.
3.He has been with the company since its creation (create) in 1989.
4.I am fully convinced that a good knowledge of English is necessary.
5.You can rely on/upon my support when you encounter any difficulty.
6.The thief will be put in prison for stealing an expensive (expense) car.
7.It's no trouble at all; on the contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you.
8.(2023·6月天津改编)Athletes should make adequate preparation, both physical and psychological (psychology), before entering a big race.
9.Some people have left out of embarrassment (embarrass) at what's happened to them.
10.To my astonishment (astonish), she had a thin sheet of sweat on her nose too, and it was in November!
11.Exercise energizes (energy) you, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you are very excited.
12.It was the culture, rather than the language, that made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.
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